Tayside Construction

Forum

Stephen GoodCSiC Chief Executive27.5.15

background

• Funding Approved: March 2014 (£7.5m Core + £1.8m Capital Equipment)

• CSiC Launched: October 2014

• Industry Led Governance Board

• Industry/Academic Technical Advisory Group

• Industry Led Operations Team

• Currently based in The Lighthouse, Glasgow

vision

“To create a networked community of industry, academic and public sector talent, channelled towards providing necessary, effective and appropriate innovation support to industry in order to deliver a paradigm shift in the sector’s approach to innovation and drive transformational change within the industry.”

CSiC Steering GroupFebruary 2014

key objectives:

• uncover & develop with industry the value that lies in innovating

• drive future demand for the innovation support available from Scotland’s leading universities

• empower industry to take ownership of the innovation process

• align academic expertise & public sector agency support

• bridge existing gaps by matching industry need to appropriate innovation support packages

• deliver support from inception to commercialisation

our industry

UK Context • Over the coming decade £250 billion will be invested in built

environment infrastructure • The 2020-Vision report on future UK construction identified key

areas of growth as offsite construction, energy efficiency measures, infrastructure and ICT

• The UK CPA has indicated the construction sector will grow by £111 billion by 2017

Global Context • Globally, construction is forecast to grow by 65% from £4.6

trillion in 2011 to £7.6 trillion in 2020 • By 2020, construction will account for 13% of the World’s GDP

with much of the activity focussed on Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe

Scottish Context • 170,000 people -10% of all Scottish jobs• 31,000 businesses• GVA of £8.7 billion• Top 10 Scottish construction firms had a total turnover of £2.2

billion and employed 6,000 people directly• Unique role in building the infrastructure to support society and

commerce and enable all other sectors to grow• Scotland’s low carbon economic strategy cites construction,

building technologies, energy-related retrofits, and waste reduction measures as priority market opportunities

• Building technologies and energy management sectors alone are forecast to support 15,000 jobs by 2020.

• The low carbon retrofit market for buildings is expected to be worth £400 million over the next 5 years

• The industry’s current strategy aims to grow GVA by £800 million by 2016 (£9.5 billion)

key challenges

key challenges:

• current innovation support is fragmented & confusing

• there are significant gaps in the support landscape

• needs are diverse (products, processes, skills etc)

• challenges are many (low carbon agenda/waste/H&S etc)

• industry apathy

• HEI support often not focused on industry need

4 channels of support

business innovation

support

product innovation

support

process innovation

support

service innovation

support

5 key themes

advanced construction

energy + ICT

design + performance

environment

infrastructure

technical advisory group

ChairLen Bunton, Bunton Consulting

EnvironmentRichard Allan, Hutton InstituteDr Scott Arthur, Herriot Watt University

Advanced ConstructionAndy Outram, Turner TownsendProfessor Sean Smith, Edinburgh Napier University

InfrastructureSteve Irvine, Laing O’RourkeProfessor Rod Jones, University of Dundee

Energy and ICTDr Lori McElroy, SUSTProfessor Joe Clarke, University of Strathclyde

Design and PerformanceMatt Bridgestock, John Gilbert ArchitectsProfessor Richard Laing, Robert Gordon University

ObserverSuzanne Dawson, Interface

Bunton Consulting

engaging with CSiC

operational model:

• Single point of entry to a wealth of academic and public sector expertise

• No funding call cycle…flexible support focuses on meeting industry demand when it’s required

• Academic support model is collaborative across HEI’s…A Team

• Projects must be demand driven and industry led

• Stimulating industry demand is critical across key sectors

• Projects with greatest economic impact potential will be prioritised

construction scotland innovation centre

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thank you.